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Counties in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate

Dunklin County had the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate of 115 counties in 2021, at 39.1%. Platte County had the lowest, at 21.2%. The median was 30.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest39.1Dunklin County
Lowest21.2Platte County
Median30.4115 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 26 %Andrew County: 25 %Atchison County: 30.7 %Audrain County: 32.6 %Barry County: 32.9 %Barton County: 33.1 %Bates County: 31.6 %Benton County: 33.3 %Bollinger County: 32 %Boone County: 22.3 %Buchanan County: 29.8 %Butler County: 34.8 %Caldwell County: 31.9 %Callaway County: 27.2 %Camden County: 29.6 %Cape Girardeau County: 23.8 %Carroll County: 29.1 %Carter County: 31.2 %Cass County: 23.6 %Cedar County: 32.7 %Chariton County: 28.3 %Christian County: 24.6 %Clark County: 34.4 %Clay County: 24.2 %Clinton County: 25.9 %Cole County: 26.4 %Cooper County: 28 %Crawford County: 32 %Dade County: 33.9 %Dallas County: 33.6 %Daviess County: 29.3 %DeKalb County: 28.9 %Dent County: 34.9 %Douglas County: 34 %Dunklin County: 39.1 %Franklin County: 26.8 %Gasconade County: 28 %Gentry County: 30.5 %Greene County: 23.6 %Grundy County: 30.2 %Harrison County: 30.5 %Henry County: 30.4 %Hickory County: 35.6 %Holt County: 29.8 %Howard County: 25.6 %Howell County: 32.8 %Iron County: 32.8 %Jackson County: 24.8 %Jasper County: 30.4 %Jefferson County: 25.5 %Johnson County: 24.7 %Knox County: 33.9 %Laclede County: 30.9 %Lafayette County: 27.6 %Lawrence County: 32.1 %Lewis County: 32.6 %Lincoln County: 25.2 %Linn County: 28.6 %Livingston County: 28.4 %McDonald County: 36.1 %Macon County: 29.4 %Madison County: 30.4 %Maries County: 30.7 %Marion County: 29.5 %Mercer County: 31.4 %Miller County: 28.8 %Mississippi County: 37.7 %Moniteau County: 29 %Monroe County: 31 %Montgomery County: 30.7 %Morgan County: 33.7 %New Madrid County: 35.4 %Newton County: 28.9 %Nodaway County: 23.7 %Oregon County: 38.4 %Osage County: 25.1 %Ozark County: 37.4 %Pemiscot County: 38.2 %Perry County: 29 %Pettis County: 31.1 %Phelps County: 27.3 %Pike County: 31 %Platte County: 21.2 %Polk County: 29.3 %Pulaski County: 25.1 %Putnam County: 28.3 %Ralls County: 28.9 %Randolph County: 30.4 %Ray County: 29.2 %Reynolds County: 33.4 %Ripley County: 35.5 %St. Charles County: 21.5 %St. Clair County: 31.8 %Ste. Genevieve County: 27.9 %St. Francois County: 31.6 %St. Louis County: 23 %Saline County: 28.3 %Schuyler County: 30.3 %Scotland County: 31.3 %Scott County: 31.7 %Shannon County: 33.1 %Shelby County: 31.9 %Stoddard County: 35.3 %Stone County: 30.6 %Sullivan County: 34.4 %Taney County: 29 %Texas County: 33.3 %Vernon County: 30.9 %Warren County: 28.5 %Washington County: 33.6 %Wayne County: 35 %Webster County: 29 %Worth County: 31.5 %Wright County: 34.9 %St. Louis city: 26.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Dunklin County: 39.1 %Dunklin County39.1Oregon County: 38.4 %Oregon County38.4Pemiscot County: 38.2 %Pemiscot County38.2Mississippi County: 37.7 %Mississippi County37.7Ozark County: 37.4 %Ozark County37.4McDonald County: 36.1 %McDonald County36.1Hickory County: 35.6 %Hickory County35.6Ripley County: 35.5 %Ripley County35.5New Madrid County: 35.4 %New Madrid County35.4Stoddard County: 35.3 %Stoddard County35.3Wayne County: 35 %Wayne County35Dent County: 34.9 %Dent County34.9Wright County: 34.9 %Wright County34.9Butler County: 34.8 %Butler County34.8Clark County: 34.4 %Clark County34.4Sullivan County: 34.4 %Sullivan County34.4Douglas County: 34 %Douglas County34Dade County: 33.9 %Dade County33.9Knox County: 33.9 %Knox County33.9Morgan County: 33.7 %Morgan County33.7Dallas County: 33.6 %Dallas County33.6Washington County: 33.6 %Washington County33.6Reynolds County: 33.4 %Reynolds County33.4Benton County: 33.3 %Benton County33.3Texas County: 33.3 %Texas County33.3Barton County: 33.1 %Barton County33.1Shannon County: 33.1 %Shannon County33.1Barry County: 32.9 %Barry County32.9Howell County: 32.8 %Howell County32.8Iron County: 32.8 %Iron County32.8Cedar County: 32.7 %Cedar County32.7Audrain County: 32.6 %Audrain County32.6Lewis County: 32.6 %Lewis County32.6Lawrence County: 32.1 %Lawrence County32.1Bollinger County: 32 %Bollinger County32Crawford County: 32 %Crawford County32Caldwell County: 31.9 %Caldwell County31.9Shelby County: 31.9 %Shelby County31.9St. Clair County: 31.8 %St. Clair County31.8Scott County: 31.7 %Scott County31.7Dunklin County: 39.1 %Dunklin County39.1Oregon County: 38.4 %Oregon County38.4Pemiscot County: 38.2 %Pemiscot County38.2Mississippi County: 37.7 %Mississippi County37.7Ozark County: 37.4 %Ozark County37.4McDonald County: 36.1 %McDonald County36.1Hickory County: 35.6 %Hickory County35.6Ripley County: 35.5 %Ripley County35.5New Madrid County: 35.4 %New Madrid County35.4Stoddard County: 35.3 %Stoddard County35.3Wayne County: 35 %Wayne County35Dent County: 34.9 %Dent County34.9Wright County: 34.9 %Wright County34.9Butler County: 34.8 %Butler County34.8Clark County: 34.4 %Clark County34.4Sullivan County: 34.4 %Sullivan County34.4Douglas County: 34 %Douglas County34Dade County: 33.9 %Dade County33.9Knox County: 33.9 %Knox County33.9Morgan County: 33.7 %Morgan County33.7Dallas County: 33.6 %Dallas County33.6Washington County: 33.6 %Washington County33.6Reynolds County: 33.4 %Reynolds County33.4Benton County: 33.3 %Benton County33.3Texas County: 33.3 %Texas County33.3Barton County: 33.1 %Barton County33.1Shannon County: 33.1 %Shannon County33.1Barry County: 32.9 %Barry County32.9Howell County: 32.8 %Howell County32.8Iron County: 32.8 %Iron County32.8Cedar County: 32.7 %Cedar County32.7Audrain County: 32.6 %Audrain County32.6Lewis County: 32.6 %Lewis County32.6Lawrence County: 32.1 %Lawrence County32.1Bollinger County: 32 %Bollinger County32Crawford County: 32 %Crawford County32Caldwell County: 31.9 %Caldwell County31.9Shelby County: 31.9 %Shelby County31.9St. Clair County: 31.8 %St. Clair County31.8Scott County: 31.7 %Scott County31.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Dunklin County39.1
2Oregon County38.4
3Pemiscot County38.2
4Mississippi County37.7
5Ozark County37.4
6McDonald County36.1
7Hickory County35.6
8Ripley County35.5
9New Madrid County35.4
10Stoddard County35.3
11Wayne County35
12Dent County34.9
12Wright County34.9
14Butler County34.8
15Clark County34.4
15Sullivan County34.4
17Douglas County34
18Dade County33.9
18Knox County33.9
20Morgan County33.7
21Dallas County33.6
21Washington County33.6
23Reynolds County33.4
24Benton County33.3
24Texas County33.3
26Barton County33.1
26Shannon County33.1
28Barry County32.9
29Howell County32.8
29Iron County32.8
31Cedar County32.7
32Audrain County32.6
32Lewis County32.6
34Lawrence County32.1
35Bollinger County32
35Crawford County32
37Caldwell County31.9
37Shelby County31.9
39St. Clair County31.8
40Scott County31.7
41Bates County31.6
41St. Francois County31.6
43Worth County31.5
44Mercer County31.4
45Scotland County31.3
46Carter County31.2
47Pettis County31.1
48Monroe County31
48Pike County31
50Laclede County30.9
50Vernon County30.9
52Atchison County30.7
52Maries County30.7
52Montgomery County30.7
55Stone County30.6
56Gentry County30.5
56Harrison County30.5
58Henry County30.4
58Jasper County30.4
58Madison County30.4
58Randolph County30.4
62Schuyler County30.3
63Grundy County30.2
64Buchanan County29.8
64Holt County29.8
66Camden County29.6
67Marion County29.5
68Macon County29.4
69Daviess County29.3
69Polk County29.3
71Ray County29.2
72Carroll County29.1
73Moniteau County29
73Perry County29
73Taney County29
73Webster County29
77DeKalb County28.9
77Newton County28.9
77Ralls County28.9
80Miller County28.8
81Linn County28.6
82Warren County28.5
83Livingston County28.4
84Chariton County28.3
84Putnam County28.3
84Saline County28.3
87Cooper County28
87Gasconade County28
89Ste. Genevieve County27.9
90Lafayette County27.6
91Phelps County27.3
92Callaway County27.2
93Franklin County26.8
94St. Louis city26.7
95Cole County26.4
96Adair County26
97Clinton County25.9
98Howard County25.6
99Jefferson County25.5
100Lincoln County25.2
101Osage County25.1
101Pulaski County25.1
103Andrew County25
104Jackson County24.8
105Johnson County24.7
106Christian County24.6
107Clay County24.2
108Cape Girardeau County23.8
109Nodaway County23.7
110Cass County23.6
110Greene County23.6
112St. Louis County23
113Boone County22.3
114St. Charles County21.5
115Platte County21.2

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who did no physical activity or exercise outside their regular job in the past month, such as running, golf, gardening or walking for exercise. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/missouri-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Missouri by physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-physical-inactivity-rate-county-estimate/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Dunklin County, with 39.1% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest physical inactivity in adults, local model estimate?

Platte County, with 21.2% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), physical inactivity in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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